Word: umbrella
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Brown pointed out that General Omar Torrijos Herrera, the country's military dictator, is the leader who "instructs his negotiator, and not vice versa." Torrijos said approvingly at the treaty signing in Washington last month that the agreement would put the canal "under the Pentagon's defense umbrella...
Last week, when the Crimson squared off against UMass, you gave us a real loser. Drizzly, cold and I had previously lent out my umbrella. Aachoo...
...Pole Vault: This requires a great deal of agility with the pole, or in this case, umbrella. The idea is to get from point A to point B without getting wet. Since most people are unable to sidestep raindrops, this necessitates holding an umbrella over your head. Easier said than done. Take, for example, the Plympton Street sidewalks by Adams House, where sign posts are ingeniously situated close enough to the building preventing an open umbrella from passing, let alone two umbrellas traveling in opposite directions. Thus deft wrist movements and hurdles over a few parked cars come into play...
...Tightrope Act: As in the circus, this requires great balance, an umbrella, or parasol, in hand. The consequences of failure can be considerable. You have just entered Emerson 101, or some other hall with closely packed desks, ten minutes late. There is an empty seat four rows down and seven seats in. You have one minute to get there without dropping your dripping umbrella, raincoat, backpack or books from the Coop into the laps of students in your...
...rain took its toll on the remaining three Crimson linksters, as Spence Fitzgibbons went around in 85, Jim Dales piled up an 88, and George Arnold, who was missing his umbrella, took a soggy...